State v. Brooks

Citations

• 42 Tex. 62

Syllabus

<p>1. Embezzlement.—See.an indictment held good for embezzlement.</p> <p>2. Officer—Deputy sheriff.—Á deputy sheriff is an officer authorized to collect taxes, and as such is liable to indictment for embezzling money collected by him as taxes.</p> <p>3. In an indictment for embezzlement, it is not necessary to describe the money or any piece of money so embezzled.</p> <p>Held, on Rehearing.</p> <p>4. A deputy sheriff is an officer within the meaning of the law punishing embezzlement of public money.</p>